5 Minute Bible
Blog URL http://5minutebible.com
Located Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand
Tags bible, old testament, audio, mp3, education, bible study, biblical studies, narrative
Short audio (podcasts) about the Bible. With a focus on Old Testament narrative. Biblical studies rather than devotional these 'casts aim to make you think ;)
Latest Blog Posts
- on Oct 19, 2009 in audio.bible free mp3
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- Ruth is from Moab, but Boaz is from Bethlehem on Sep 2, 2009 in gender ruth reading narrative
After looking at Direct speech in biblical narratives and especially how the manner of speaking characterises Boaz and Naomi in the book of Ruth and a side glance at the question of whether Ruth's very arrival at Boaz' field was chance or not (in Cha...
- Direct speech in biblical narratives on Aug 24, 2009 in ruth jonah 1 sam narrative
There are many ways in which the story-tellers of the Bible ensure that their tellings are lively and engaging. One is through the way they report speech. There is usually more "direct speech" (where the words of a character are "quoted") then "indir...
- Chance or Providence? on Aug 22, 2009 in gapping ruth genesis narrative
Often in biblical narrative things "just seem to happen", rather like they do in our lives ;) But are such "happenings" chance or divine providence at work? We'll try to decide, using Gen 37:12ff. (read with Gen 39) and Ruth 2 as examples. Right-cl...
- A Text without contexts is dumb! 2: Text without cotext is dumb on Aug 14, 2009 in psalms context ephesians
For the second part of this "A text without contexts is dumb" series we'll think about cotext, the text that surrounds a text, providing context. The biblical examples come from Psalms and Ephesians. You might want to listen to Part 1 here first ;)...
- Typescenes and the book of Ruth on Jul 11, 2009 in ruth genesis exodus narrative
Typescene sounds like a typical technical term scholars use make Bible stories dull :( In this podcast I hope to show you it's exactly the opposite and that by spending 5 minutes learning about typescenes you can discover a livelyness you may have mi...
- Another Biblical Studies podcast series on Jun 29, 2009 in nt
It's been a long time since I prepared a 5 Minute Bible podcast, lots of reasons, hopefully the drought will break in the next month or three as life quietens again. In the meanwhile I'll do two things. Recommend Mark Goodacre's NT podcast series, he...
